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EGERTON U11...0
Northwich U11...1 EGERTON'S promotion hopes took a knock at home on Saturday. Northwich carried out a smash and grab raid to claim all three points. From the start Egerton dominated but Roberts, Simcock and Raffo didn't have their shooting boots on. The
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Anger over letter from Virgin Trains' chief
THE Guardian is continuing its campaign against Virgin Trains and has received a letter from Chris Green, Chief Executive of the company. In the letter Mr Green states that the West Coast trains will cease to call at Hartford after May 19 because of "
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Red Nose capers
THE SALT Barge, in Marston, has started its Comic Relief fund-raising early. Last Friday, March 9, barperson Christian Cartman turned up for his usual shift - but was transformed into Sue Lynne and sponsored by regular drinkers and staff. Not content
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Picture prompts more memories of time spent working at Marks and Spencer
JOAN Walford (nee Buckley) well remembers the time that she worked in Marks and Spencer. The years were 1942 to 1950. She was made a supervisor after a year and her sister Dorothy also worked at the store as a window dresser. "It's amazing just how many
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Double header for alternative music lovers
NORTHWICH Indie band Boca Juniors may have only been together for around two months, but the lads have already recorded a demo of their own material. Plus the band are lining up a treat for all fans of alternative music with a double header gig at the
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Redrow withdraw Grange Farm planning scheme
VALE Royal borough councillors had been expected to reject the proposals at a meeting of Vale Royal planning committee last night (Tuesday), after it was revealed the council had exceeded its housing allocation in the Local Plan. It follows new Government
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Giles gets to grips with life as a reporter
PUPILS at Greenbank Residential School went on the road as part of their Key Stage Four work experience last week. It got underway last Monday, March 5, as 22 pupils were hard at work at various placements in Northwich. Pupils were given the chance to
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Do you fit the bill?
CHESHIRE police want to find 10 people to become new assistant scenes of crime officers (SOCO). These are civilian posts helping with DNA and fingerprint evidence at crime scenes. Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, have a minimum of five GCSEs (
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Accountants welcome budget statement
NORTHWICH is to benefit from a £6.5 million cash injection following last week's Budget, it has been claimed. Accountancy firms Kay Chartered Accountants and Bulcock and Co, both based in the town centre, have predicted the local economy and businesses
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Final chapter of Lenna's story
WHEN Lenna Bickerton's book Memories of a Cheshire Childhood was published in a 1996 it quickly became Hartford-based Leonie Press's best-seller. Wherever she went readers would thank Lenna for describing so vividly a world which has vanished for ever
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School's suite success
THE GRANGE Primary School has opened its new computer suite after months of tireless fund-raising work from staff, pupils and parents. The £26,000 facility features 16 computer workstations with printers and desks, all of which have access to the internet
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Step in the right direction with vital safety measures
CAMPAIGNERS have won a battle for vital safety measures on roads outside Middlewich High School. Staff, parents and councillors teamed up to call for better road safety around the busy school after an 11-year-old boy was killed when he fell under the
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Phone mast plan refused
PLANS for a giant telephone mast at a Middlewich service station have been rejected by Congleton Borough Council. Mobile phone company One 2 One wanted permission to build a 15 metre street tower, antenna and radio equipment cabin at the Shell garage
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Minor damage caused in blaze
FIREFIGHTERS tackled a blaze at outbuildings in Sutton Lane, Middlewich last Wednesday. Leading Firefighter Bob Millington, of Winsford Fire Brigade, said the fire started in a coal shed before spreading to another nearby building causing minor structural
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Jobs boost from call centre
WINSFORD has some good news on the employment front as Comsell Ltd, a marketing resource business, is looking to expand its operation. The Road One based company is trying to recruit around 20 extra staff in the short term and around 60 before the end
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Take a trip with us down memory lane
MANY people have approached me concerning the old Winsford in comparison with the new. Nostalgia is alive and well in the town as it continues to change almost weekly. In the coming months Flashback will try to stir the memory of the older Winsfordians
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Do you fit the bill?
CHESHIRE police want to find 10 people to become new assistant scenes of crime officers (SOCO). These are civilian posts helping with DNA and fingerprint evidence at crime scenes. Candidates will need to be enthusiastic, have a minimum of five GCSEs (
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Say 'Pants to Poverty' for Comic Relief
t's time to don the red noses and bathe in baked beans, Comic Relief is upon us again, on March 16, and this time it promises to be bigger and better than ever. This is the 16th year of the biennial extravaganza which raises money for projects in the
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Factory staff could be given a lifeline
STAFF made redundant with the closure of Harris's Bacon Factory could be thrown a lifeline thanks to the North West Development Agency. The agency is planning to bid on behalf of the workers for thousands of pounds in funding for re-training and re-deployment
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BELL POINTS THE WAY
Winnington Park 31 Aldwinians 10 RFU North Two West Saturday, March 10 WINNINGTON Park's director of rugby Chris Gleave was ecstatic as his side continued their sparkling form in fine style over Aldwinians. He said: "This must rank as our best team performance
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VICS COAST TO VICTORY
Northwich Victoria 2 Dover Athletic 0 Nationwide Conference Saturday, March 10 ICS secured another home victory on Saturday, despite squandering their first penalty awarded at the Drill Field for over 18 months. By the close of play, Mark Devlin's spot
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PARKING THEMSELVES AT TOP
WINNINGTON Park returned to the top of the fist division of the Northwich & District Pool League after an emphatic 5-2 victory in their crunch match with rivals Rudheath. However there was a bright spot in defeat for Rudheath's Amos Wright as he made
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VETERAN DAVE SHOWS THE WAY IN FAST TIME
THE annual training ride to Plas Menai near Caernarfon took place in bright but very cold conditions. Most of the riders who set out from Moss Farm Rec on February 24, were able to complete the 200-mile round trip by the following day. Among those who
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A MYSTERY developer is set to exchange contracts for a prime site in Knutsford.
About 26 developers are believed to have been interested in the land - the former site of St Vincent's School in Queen Street. This week, with a buyer now believed to have been secured, two interested sources told the Knutsford Guardian that the 0.2 acre
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IT'S a small place.
But when it comes to getting what they want, it seems some villagers in Mobberley are big on forward planning. For the village at the end of Manchester Airport's second runway is among the worst places for planning cheats. In this month's parish newsletter
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A MILITARY funeral has been arranged for a Gulf War veteran who died last week.
Representatives from the Ministry of Defence, the Army medical corps and the Royal British Legion are expected to pay tribute to Major Ian Hill. A Union Flag and bugler have also been arranged for the funeral at St Peter's Church in Hale at 2pm on Monday
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NEW BOYS MAKE GOOD FIRST IMPRESSION
Whitchurch Alport 1 Middlewich Town 2 Mid Cheshire Division One Saturday, March 10 MIDDLEWICH manager Dave Twite started both the new signings, Kevin Lampkin and Joey Roberts, and both were to make there mark of the outcome of this fixture. A much- improved
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BLUES SHOW CELTIC CHARM
Farsley Celtic 2 Winsford United 3 UniBond Division One Saturday, March 10 SUCH an important result and gained in a style with suggests United shouldn't be re-newing acquaintances with the North West Counties league just yet. The first half of the performance
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BLUES IN SUSPENSE
STEVE Shaughnessy has signed centre half Adrian Riley from St Helens Town. The Winsford United boss has acted quickly to replace suspended skipper David Lowe ahead of this Saturday's crunch relegation battle at home to Eastwood Town. .Martin Gwynett,
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DANNY BUOYS THE BLUES
Congleton Town 1 Winsford United 2 AFTER looking like relegation candidates just a week ago, Winsford United have propelled themselves to 13th in UniBond Division One following victory over Congleton on Tuesday. United's rock bottom Cheshire neighbours
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A FARMER forced to sell cattle and lay off his workers has been dealt another blow.
A Manchester employment tribunal ruled that Ian Crawford had unfairly dismissed farm worker Peter Crawford (no relation). But the court ruled that Ian Crawford did not have to pay compensation because of the desperate plight currently faced by Britain's
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A PRESTIGIOUS antiques fair has become the latest local victim of the foot-and-mouth crisis.
As the Knutsford Guardian went to press last night, the 32nd Cheshire Spring Antiques Fair at Tatton Park was cancelled. Organiser Robert Bailey said there was still hope the fair could be staged on March 22-25, but only if there were no fresh outbreaks
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WORK on a controversial building site will restart soon, it emerged last night (Tuesday).
Macclesfield Borough Council are set to lift a ban on work at Egerton Estates' development in Brook Street. "They have now submitted satisfactory information and the enforcement notice will be withdrawn," said planning officer Hugh Smith. Egerton Estates
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THREE reporters from the Knutsford Guardian escaped arrest on Saturday night.
Andrew Moores, Dianne Bourne and Michelle Gillies, who were investigating the suspected bomb alert at Manchester Airport, were followed by a fleet of unmarked police cars near Wood Lane, Mobberley - after being threatened with arrest under the Terrorism
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CHRIS Carter would, no doubt, have nodded and smiled at the memory.
The former woodwork teacher would have been proud that his two grown-up sons had inherited some of his good old-fashioned values. And delighted too that they finally recognised that caravanning holidays were almost as important in life as love, faith
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TATTON U12...0
Rudheath U12...3 DESPITE losing this game Tatton matched Rudheath in almost every department on the pitch. If there was one area that perhaps Tatton could be criticised for, it was lack of aggression. Playing on a pitch that had a close resemblance to
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KNUTSFORD...1
Bollington Athletic...1 REFEREE Tony Stevens had just inhaled to blow the final whistle and up stepped Blair Stubbs, not a glamorous film star as the name would suggest, but Bollington's number seven, to score an equalising goal for the visitors. Knutsford
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EGERTON U17...2
Urmston U17...2 EGERTON were only able to salvage a point in a highly entertaining game at home to Urmston on Sunday. Egerton got off to a poor start and goalkeeper Connett was picking the ball out of his net in the opening minute after a dangerously
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Good food, fine ale and shire horses add up to a leisurely meal out
IF you fancy A good meal, a pint of the finest Robinson's Cask Conditioned Ale - and a Shire Horse - then there is only one place to go, The Alvanley Arms Inn, at Cotebrook. The Robinson's Brewery Inn, which boasts seven rooms for accomOdation, four dining
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Retirement homes set for old Lookers' site
PLANNERS were expected last night, Tuesday, to approve an application to build sheltered flats for the elderly in Castle Street. The site, formerly used by Lookers Garage, is within the Northwich Conservation Area. It is proposed to construct buildings
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Villagers turn out in force over field fears
A GROUP of Weaverham residents have criticised members of the parish council amid claims they were 'kept in the dark' about their village's future. Around 120 people attended Weaverham Parish Council's annual assembly on Monday night following rumours
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Farmers' panic over dead animal carcasses
FURIOUS farmers in Northwich face fresh fears amid allegations that foot and mouth-infected carcasses are being brought through the area without adequate safety measures. Lorries carrying animal carcasses are travelling from all over the country to a
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Say 'Pants to Poverty' for Comic Relief
t's time to don the red noses and bathe in baked beans, Comic Relief is upon us again, on March 16, and this time it promises to be bigger and better than ever. This is the 16th year of the biennial extravaganza which raises money for projects in the
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DRAMATIC U-TURN OVER 350 HOMES
PLANS to build more than 350 homes on land at Grange Farm in Hartford, have been scrapped at the last minute. In a dramatic U-turn on Monday, Redrow Homes withdrew its application for the 45-acre farmland site off Chester Road - just 24 hours before Vale
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Drop-in centres aim to raise cancer awareness
PROSTATE Cancer campaigners are hoping to raise awareness of the killer disease with a series of drop-in centres throughout Cheshire. To mark Prostate Cancer Awareness Week, March 24 - 31, the Prostate Cancer Awareness Campaign and Support Group, at Leighton
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Roman weekend launched
REPRESENTATIVES from the Ermine Street Guard will be at the 10th annual archaeology day. The Roman Army re-enactment group are heading into battle in Middlewich to launch the Roman weekend in September and this will be a chance to learn a bit more about
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Swimming pool plan faces big changes
A SWIMMING pool for the people of Middlewich has moved a step closer - but plans have had to change dramatically. Jokaro, the company masterminding the development, submitted two planning applications for housing and a leisure centre and supermarket.
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Mystery surrounds a grey area at the lock
BRITISH Waterways is hoping to gloss over a Middlewich mystery by re-painting Wardle Lock in its traditional grey and white. But, despite extensive research, staff have not been able to discover why the painting scheme of the lock balance beams was ever
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999 service lost for over an hour
MORE than 1,200 homes in Winsford were left without access to emergency services when 999 lines went down for over an hour. The incident, blamed on a British Telecom 'glitch', meant that 1,238 homes could not get through on a 999 call for several periods
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Four friends aiming to give cats a helping paw
AFTER years of caring for stray cats, four friends are hoping to turn their hobby into a charity. Simone Vernon, Rachael Jones, Christine Dutton and Yvonne Holman have become well-known in Winsford as the 'cat-women'. People regularly bring strays to
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Use your bins - not black bags
RESIDENTS on the St John's estate are being urged to use their wheelie bins rather than putting household rubbish in black bags and leaving it outside their homes. A resident rang the Guardian complaining that neighbours leaving their rubbish in the garden
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FARMERS FACE FEARS OVER DEAD CATTLE
FURIOUS farmers in Winsford and Middlewich face fresh fears amid allegations that foot and mouth-infected carcasses are being brought through the area without adequate safety measures. Lorries carrying animal carcasses are travelling from all over the
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DECISIONS DENY WITTON
Trafford 2 Witton Albion 1 UniBond Division One Saturday, March 10 A PLAYER who never made a first team appearance for Witton during a lengthy spell there made sure they found out what they had missed on Saturday. Gareth Thomas turned up in Trafford colours
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VALE ROYAL SPRINTERS START TO SHOW THEIR FORM
AT a recent open meeting in Macclesfield, Vale Royal sprinters showed that they are beginning to show the form that the club's distance juniors have enjoyed over the last few years. Sarah Clarke won a double with the under-13 girls 150 metres A race (
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LUKE'S BRONZE SUCCESS
LUKE Rogers was Northwich Amateur Swimming Club's only medal winner in the latest Cheshire County Championship rounds on Saturday. The 11-year-old took the bronze, but missed silver by just two-tenths of a second in the 50m breaststroke. Katie Burrows
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NORTHWICH NO MATCH FOR LEADERS
Birkenhead Park 46 Northwich 0 RFU South Lancs/ Cheshire One Saturday, March 10 NORTHWICH were always up against it on Saturday as Birkenhead Park showed exactly why they lead the way in South Lancashire/Cheshire One. They went over for four tries in
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WINNINGTON'S SAFETY HOPES HIT FOR SIX
Winnington Park 1 Bowdon 6 Northern Counties Hockey League Saturday, March 10 WINNINGTON Park were left in no doubt that they still need two points to guarantee staying up, as they were emphatically beaten by Bowdon on Saturday. Bowdon, who beat top of
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LOSTOCK LOSE TWO GOAL LEAD
Malpas 2 Lostock Gralam 2 Mid Cheshire League Division Two Saturday, March 10 ALTHOUGH they were happy with an away point, Lostcok blew a two-goal lead which should have been at least three before half-time. Paul Lightfoot was just over the bar with a
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CHESTER TAKE DERBY HONOURS
WINNINGTON Park ladies 1sts were disappointed to lose 3-1 after a good start against an in-form Chester side on Saturday. An excellent goal from Karen Thwaites gave Park an early lead, but their dominance should have brought more goals as Chester came
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JONES TAKES IT TO END OF THE LINE
BARNTON & Frodsham Angling Club's final match of the 2000-2001 season took place at Heesom's Pool for the end of season cup. A fair turn-out of 17 ensured competition was high, even though weights were only average and bonus fish were required to
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DERBY FIREWORKS
Winnington Park 6 Northwich 15 Lancashire & Cheshire Senior RU Colts League WINNINGTON Park RUFC Colts were at home to neighbours Northwich RUFC last Wednesday night under lights at Burrows Hill. Besides being a local derby, extra spice was added
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BISHOP BACK
EDDIE Bishop has been re-instated as Nigel Gleghorn's right hand man at Witton Albion. It comes less than three months after his assistant managers's position was made redundant in the face of the playing budget being cut by a third. Chairman Mike Worthington
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FRASER SPOTS BREAKTHROUGH
Barnton 2 Linotype 0 Mid Cheshire Division One Saturday, March 10 IT'S the time of year when Barnton just get on with the job of picking up the points, hence a routine victory over Linotype on Saturday. It was a good first five minutes and last five minutes
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VICS STILL NEED THE MIDDLE MEN
KEITH Alexander wants to bring two more new faces to Northwich Vics before the transfer deadline at the end of this month. This is despite the manager being keen to keep a settled side as they prepare for the final push towards their Conference survival
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OLYMPIC athlete Katharine Merry can run the distance in about 50 seconds.
But it didn't stop a cab driver from charging an 85-year-old grandmother £4 for a 400-yard taxi ride. The woman, who asked not to be named, was collected by taxi from her home in Elizabeth Gaskell Court and driven to the top of Minshull Street. "It warms
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RESIDENTS fighting to park their cars outside their own homes face a long wait.
Macclesfield Borough Council last week agreed that a scheme was needed for Gaskell Avenue. But their colleagues in Cheshire are the ones with the power - once they have sought Government permission to take control of policing the street. "The highways
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GRANGE SPOT ON
Grange u-13s 2 Junior Blues u-13s 2 Grange won 3-0 on penalties GRANGE produced the performance of the season to dump Junior Blues out of the Mid Cheshire Youth Cup at the semi-final stage. They battled every inch of the way in this thrilling Winsford
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WHAT'S ON
TODAY (WEDNESDAY) 12.15pm-1.15pm: St John's Church, Knutsford, private silent prayer for our farmers and all involved in the current crisis. 2pm-4pm: Tea dance at Knutsford Civic Centre with the Bert Grange Band. Admission £1. 11am-3pm: Arley through
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OVER the years Moria Rimmer has got used to people spelling her name wrong.
It started when she was just days old and her father excitedly went to register his daughter's birth. "My father was so overjoyed to have a daughter he rushed to the registrar's office," she says. "Between him and the registrar they decided that 'Moria
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THE Gaskell Memorial Tower may soon get its missing link in history.
Knutsford Town Council has now backed proposals to add the name of Mrs Gaskell's last, and possibly most famous, work - Wives and Daughters - to the inscriptions on the tower. The tower was built in 1907 by famous architect Richard Harding Watt. It is
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THERE was some news recently. But it was conspicuous by its absence in the media.
On March 4 a referendum was held in Switzerland on whether the people of Switzerland should join the European Union. The Swiss, known for their financial and political acumen, voted 78% against the destruction of their country. Congratulations on your
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FORGET the trappings of a luxurious country mansion.
For many Knutsford homeowners are unknowingly sitting on their own private goldmine. This week estate agents in the town confirmed that there was now an 'insatiable' demand for the traditional family home in the area - the three or four bedroom detached
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MANCHESTER Airport this week denied a third runway was on the horizon.
"It is complete nonsense to say that we are looking at further development," said a spokesman for the airport. "We gave legally-binding agreements that we would not develop further south of Cheshire," she said. But Clr Laurence Hobday said this week that
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DEVELOPERS hope to set a start date for work on Knutsford's new library next week.
Matt McCloskey, of Property Solutions, said legal documents which have delayed the scheme for a year had finally been completed. "A few forests have been sacrificed for this one and we are physically picking up the bundles of papers," he said. "We intend
